Christopher Garrett

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Christopher John Raymond Garrett FRS, FRSC (born 1943 Bude) is a British oceanographer, and Lansdowne Professor of Ocean Physics, at University of Victoria. [1] [2] He was a 1981 Guggenheim Fellow. [3]

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Education

He earned a B.A. in 1965, and Ph.D. in 1968 from University of Cambridge. [4]

Career and research

He was executive committee member at Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives. [5]

Awards and honours

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993. [6]

Personal life

Dr. Garrett is now[ when? ] retired.

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References

  1. "Chris Garrett's Homepage". web.uvic.ca. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012.
  2. "Science.ca : Chris Garrett".
  3. "Christopher J. Garrett - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. "Earth and Ocean Sciences - University of Victoria".
  5. "CAPI home page - University of Victoria".
  6. "Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 6 March 2012.